DIJON. Pau overcomes Dijon 1-0 after Y. Begraoui scored just 1 goal (31′). Dijon was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (63%).
Mattéo Ahlinvi received a red card (50′). This red card was one of the reason why Dijon lost the match.
The match was played at the Stade des Poussots stadium in Dijon on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Mikael Lesage who had the assistance of Julien Pacelli and Eric Danizan. The 4th official was Loïc L’Henoret. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 10.9 degrees Celsius or 51.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Dijon was in firm control of the ball 63% while Pau was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Dijon was putting more pressure with 86 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Pau found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Dijon shot 11 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Pau shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Dijon received 1 yellow card (M. Le Bihan). On the other side, Pau received 4 yellow cards (Sessi D’Almeida, Jean Lambert Evan’s, Xavier Kouassi and Steeve Beusnard).
(Dijon) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (50′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Dijon will stay with 26 points like Nîmes and Niort to sit in the 20th place. Talking about the opposition, Pau will have 33 points like Saint-Étienne, Annecy and Valenciennes to hold in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Dijon will play away with Quevilly Rouen on the 15th of April with a 1-1 head to head stats.
Pau will play away agasint Sochaux on the 15th of April with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of Sochaux (2 draws).
Dijon – Formation

Dijon started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Omar Daf decided to play with the following team: Baptiste Reynet
, Paul Joly , Zargo Touré , Didier N’Dong , Adama Fofana , Ousseynou Thioune , Matteo Ahlinvi , Loum Tchaouna , Bryan Soumaré , Roger Assalé and Mickaël Le Bihan .The home team had on the bench: Daniel Congré, Walid Nassi, Marley Aké
, Jessy Pi, Valentin Jacob , Saturnin Allagbe and Jordan Marié.Substitutions
Dijon made 4 changes: Loum Tchaouna for Valentin Jacob (67′), Roger Assalé for Marley Aké (80′), Ousseynou Thioune for Jessy Pi (88′) and B. Soumaré for Walid Nassi Ouled Bentle (88′).
Best player: Adama Fofana
The most impressive player for Dijon was Adama Fofana.
His rating is
with 42 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.Pau – Formation

Pau started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Didier Tholot played with: Jérôme Prior
, Erwin Koffi , Xavier Kouassi , Jean Ruiz , Jean Lambert Evan’s Allan , Sessi D’Almeida , Eddy Sylvestre , Steeve Beusnard , Henri Saivet , Quentin Boisgard and Yanis Begraoui .They had on the bench: Antoine Batisse, Noé Sow, Abzi Diyaeddine, Massamba Ndiaye, Mayron George, Nguyễn Quang Hải and Mons Bassouamina
.Pau could not rely on the presence of Mayron George (injured).
Substitutions
Pau made 3 changes: Sessi D’Almeida for Mons Bassouamina (67′), Quentin Boisgard for Diyaeddine Abzi (81′) and Jean Lambert Evan’s for Mayron George (85′).
Best player: Henri Saivet
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Pau was Henri Saivet even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is
with 24 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Le Havre – Saint-Étienne – 2-2
- Paris – Bastia – 0-1
- Caen – Valenciennes – 2-1
- Dijon – Pau – 0-1
- Niort – Laval – 3-2
- Amiens SC – Rodez – 1-3
- Sochaux – Grenoble Foot 38 – 1-0
- Annecy – Guingamp – 1-1
- Quevilly Rouen – Metz – 1-2
- Bordeaux – Nîmes – 1-0